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Catalog The Neighbors Grass

by: Martina Balducci, Bianca Bauer, Claire Capone, Riccardo Fregnan, Oasis Mignot, Filippo Roveda, Kalita Sudipta Sagar, Riccardo Ventura

Publication date: 2023-12-09
Topics: Data, Catalog, Visualization, Milan
Collection: catalogs_inbox; catalogs
Language: English
Item Size: 57.0M

In the spring of 2023, the Municipality of Milan decided to reduce the frequency of grass cutting in the city's green areas. This decision aligns with practices adopted by other European cities and aims to preserve local ecosystems and promote urban biodiversity. The Councilor for the Environment and Greenery, Elena Grandi, communicated this decision through a post on Facebook and Instagram. The decision generated an incredible variety of reactions and positions. The posts on both platforms garnered almost 500 comments in a short time, highlighting a series of conflicts, personal interests, and divergent sensitivities.

The comments below Elena Grandi's Facebook and Instagram posts were grouped into thematic areas, from opinions on city management to more specific issues such as animals’ rights and urban nature. The catalog "The Neighbor's Grass" collects comments grouped by category and sorted based on the number of interactions. The analysis highlights the diversity of actors and users of Milan's parks (children, dogs, fleas, mice, insects), different sensitivities regarding the aesthetics of urban nature, and how this decision prompted citizens to vent their frustrations regarding public space management.